Olney Memories # 86
July16, 2011
Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Olney Memories.
New people continue to join our Olney Memories group and we welcome them.
AOL notified me that they no longer have an email address for either Sue Bullard and or Margaret Davidson. If you know either or both email addresses please let me know so I can continue to send them Olney Memories.
Thank you.
Ann Weesner King
Class of 1960
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Tim Jones
I like the Olney memorabilia. I like the stories too. I never was much of a reader in my school days; I was more of a television viewer and subsequently barely graduated. I did enjoy the ODM for two reasons the comics and what was on at the movies. If you think movies are bad today see what was showing at the Drive In Aug 14, 1971.
Tim Jones
Class of ‘66
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Roger Gerber
Although I have never lived in the Olney, IL. area, I do have many ties to people there. I am also one of your OM Subscribers.
Several years ago I was fortunate enough to be given some old Funeral Notice’s (given out by Funeral Homes) and some obituaries from the newspaper there.
So far, I have counted 68 different notices. They date from 1936 into the 1980’s, and all have ties with the Olney area. I may have more if I can find them.
If any of your OM readers would like to have a copy, I will be glad to scan and email copies to them... no charge.
If you or your readers would like a list, I will be glad to send it.
I have misplaced the obituary clippings. Will let you know when I find them..
If requesting copies, please do not use this address. (rogergerber at cableone.net)
Use instead:
Here are the names I have listed below...
Laura Mitchell Bailey
John Robert Barnes
Arthur C. Berner
James D. Bogard - also obituary
John Jacob Bohren
Karl L. Boley
Margaret C. Boley
Lucille Bowling
Elizabeth Buss
Sidney A. Byrd
Eva G. Christy
Thomas Newton Christy
Clara A. Craig
Lucy L. Curtis
John W. Curtis
Andrew J. Davis
Elecy Wasser Davis
Emma M. Davis
Flo Ellen Davis
Orwin J. Decker
Henry Allen Dilley
Mary Ditch
William Everett Dunlap
Carol Sue Ederer
Maurice E. Ernst
Helen Everette
William C. Everette
Della Eyer
Phillip L. Eyer
Jacob Fruitiger
Hugh M. Gardner
Charles Gentenbein
Myron I. Gerber
Rolla A. Gerber
Clayton Gibson Sr.
Elizabeth Goss
Laura Maude Gray
Eva May Grove
Albert Edward Harmon
Carl E. Harmon
Dr. Claude E. Harrolle
Peter F. Hasler
Margaret Jane Henby
John H. Holmes
Mabel Holtz
William Houser Jr.
George Irvin
Robert Joseph Jones
Paul C. Kasten
James Keen
John H. Letsinger
Haroldean Ray McVaigh
Lyman O. Mack
John E. Martin
James E. Morris
Martin I. Nicholas
William D. Otterson
Theodore Richey
Kelly W. Richie
Frank Riley
Roma S. Rodgers
Mary I. Runyon
Robert Sager
James F. Shaffer
Melissa Scherer
Orin Scherer
Daniel Schmoker
Roy Clifton Schnepper
Pete H. Shultz
Ida May Stanley
William P. Steury
Earl Stover
John R. Strickland
Nellie Tarpley
Perry Thomas
Rita Jane Thomas
Christena Totten
Collet A. (Ott) Varner
Frank H. Wagner
Georgia Lee Wiseman
Oce M. Wagner
Ethel Wilkerson
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Thank you!
Roger Gerber
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PAT VAN MATRE
The class of 1956 will be having their 55 year reunion on September 23
and 24. On Friday night Sept.23 we will be at the Richland Country Club
and on Saturday September 24 will be held at The Holiday Restaurant. We
will have a Welcome Tent at the OlneyPark Saturday during the Annual
Arts and Crafts Fair. We will also have "ELVIS" with us Saturday for
some good entertainment. The Class of 1956 would like to invite the
other classes of the 1950's to come after our dinner, and visit and
enjoy "Elvis" ! The letter is being mailed out first of July So if
anyone in our class does not hear or you know you have not given us you
address information, Please contact me:
PAT VAN MATRE
1529 CYPRESS ROAD
OLNEY, ILLINOIS, 62450
OR
Class of ’56
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Richard Williams
Hello Ann and OM members,
Below are two (of four) pages of a copy of the 1939 commencement program pamphlet for the OlneyTownshipHigh School. I want to share that document with all OM members, as some OM members are listed as class members.Also, many OM members had friends in the class or are children or grandchildren of a graduate. All are invited to see the rest of document with the list of graduates.
To see the class list pages, go to erhsalumni.net. There, above the ERHS hall picture, are the words, “ What’s New? Click Here.” Click on “Click Here,” and then at the top of the popup, click on the words “1939 Graduation Program.”
Thanks to Tom Abegglen, ERHS Class of 1961, who recently donated the 1939 documentto us, erhsalumni.net. It’s free a site, owned and operated by graduates for all who attended one of the township schools or ERHS and their teachers. (I stress the teachers as most don’t know they are welcome. And I mean any teacher from the school system, including grade school ones.) While there, guests are free to look around the ‘open’ pages. Only site members can open all pages.
My Best,
Richard Ray Williams, Class of 1960
Founding Administrator of erhsalumni.net
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